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I know this is a weird statement to even make, but I like how secure everything is when its in a bowl compared to a plate! Especially for us spill prone people, bowls are better.

Here are my meals over the past 24 hours that I have been eating out of bowls! My lunch was also eaten out of a bowl but I didn’t snap a picture. It was just a lean cuisine (borrrrrringggg).

Yesterday’s Breakfast:

Dinner: Pot roast and brown rice…

Also, dessert was ice cream and milk…also eaten out of a bowl.

Breakfast today…

It looks like I drowned my oats in maple syrup but really it was just a drizzle…a few tablespoons tops! It just sits on top of the oats so it pools up. I stir it in though and then its normal and not like oatmeal cereal in maple syrup. Although I don’t think that would be a bad thing necessarily…

Another Monday, friends…but at least that means its the start of another week that gets us closer to FALL and COOLER TEMPS! I cannot wait for that!

Anyone else have a preference for bowls over plates or vice-versa?? I also like plates if they have a little wall border so I feel like my food won’t fall off. That would be devastating.

Last night it got to be about 8 o’clock and I still hadn’t had dinner yet. Mav and I went on a longer walk around 7 so by the time I got back I figured I should make a little something.

That little something was some cheese, crackers, and chardonnay 🙂

What? That’s a totally acceptable dinner in my opinion.

I am also SO JEALOUS of everyone who went to see Harry Potter already. I will either be going later today or tomorrow most likely. I want to re-watch the past two movies just so everything is fresh. Wish I had started earlier and had just read the books again instead! If you have never read the Harry Potter books, you are missing out. Seriously…get on that.

I even plan to wear my Harry Potter Triwizard Tournament Jersey to the movie…

I got it from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando when Mike and I went last year. It’s pretty awesome, I know.

Anyways, this morning was even cooler that yesterday! It was about 60 degrees when I woke up around 6:45.

I sat on the porch and enjoyed some coffee then took Mav on a 2 mile walk. Then I went back out on my own and did a 3.5 mile run. It felt so glorious outside…I realize its middle of July but I am SO EXCITED for fall! It’s my fave 🙂 Normally its so hot out I can’t stand laying out but I might attempt to get some sun today if the temperatures are more bearable!

After my walk/run I took a shower then made some oats. This bowl was super creamy and sweet! No toppings except a tablespoon of sugar free maple syrup.

Maybe my oats are always this creamy but I can never tell because I put so many other toppings on it! I loved this bowl! I made it with more almond milk than normal so that could be why.

Any other cheese/crackers/wine lovers out there? I know I’m not the only one who finds that a perfectly wonderful dinner.

If you’re a Harry Potter fan, what Hogwarts house would you be in? I feel 90% of people might say Gryffindor…which is my answer also. But I took a quiz on Facebook that told me I’d be in Gryffindor so obviously that’s a valid source. However, if I wasn’t in that house, I’d wanna be in Slytherin, evil as it may be. Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw are just so….boring.